Business & Tech

NFL, Rockville Company May Develop Trial for Brain Injury Treatment

Trial could be tested on retired players

The NFL Alumni Association is working with a Rockville-based company on the possibility of developing a trial for treating traumatic brain injuries on retired football players, the company announced Wednesday.

Neuralstem Inc. and the NFL are studying the feasiblity of the trial, which still needs government approval and involves a compound now in early human trial for treating depression, CBS News reported.

According to Nueralstem, the compound, NSI-189, has already shown some success generating nervous tissue in mice.

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